RICHFORD - Madeleine M. Lariviere, age 94, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at Our Lady of the Meadows in Richford.
She was born in Mansonville, Quebec, Canada on October 30, 1921 to the late Alphonse & Adelia (Lessard) Rouillard.
Madeleine has been a resident of Richford since 1946. She was an active member of All Saints Catholic Church in Richford and a former member of the Tyler Branch Grange #496 and the Richford school systems Mothers Club . Madeleine and her husband Gerard owned and operated Larivieres Feed Store in Enosburg Falls for over 25 years, retiring in 1977. Her hobbies included playing cards and quilting. Madeleine will be remembered for her devotion to the church and her family; the most important aspects of her life.
She is survived by 5 children, Donald Lariviere and his wife Pam, and Roselyne Lariviere all of Colorado Springs, CO, Marc Lariviere and his wife Jane of Richford, Jean Lariviere and his wife Gloria of Post Mills, VT and Brian Lariviere and his wife Patti of Richford; 5 grandchildren, James Lariviere and his wife Tracy, Nicholas Boylan and his wife Laura, Lianne Lariviere, Renee Lariviere and Travis Lariviere and his wife Lucinda; 3 great grandchildren, Gordon, Sylvie & Benjamin; 3 siblings, Annette Dezel and her husband Jacques of Newport, Reine Cote of Montreal, Que. and Paul Rouillard and his wife Madeline of Mansonville, Que.; sisters-in-law, Denise Rouillard of Cowansville, Que. and Theresa Rouillard of Claremont, NH; several nieces & nephews and special friends, Charles Guyette and his wife Nancy, their children, Erin Guyette, and Charlie Guyette and his wife Christine and their family. Besides her parents, Madeleine was predeceased by her husband, Gerard Lariviere; her granddaughter, Nicole Lariviere and her siblings, Germain, Rene, Raymond, Robert, Marcel and Gerard Rouillard and Berthe and Rose Lariviere.
Madeleines family would like to thank the staffs from Ave Maria and Our Lady of the Meadows in Richford for the wonderful care she received over the last few years.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, June 26, 2016 from 5-7 pm at the Spears Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Ave., Enosburg Falls, VT.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, June 27, 2016 at 11:00 am at All Saints Catholic Church, 152 Main St., Richford VT. Interment will follow in Hillside Cemetery in Richford.
For those who wish, contributions in Madeleines memory may be made to the Richford Ambulance Service, P.O. Box 236, Richford, VT 05476.
Condolences may be sent through www.spearsfuneralhome.com